Apolipoprotein E, dementia, and human longevity

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 740-742

  Panza, Francesco ^a   Frisardi, Vincenza ^a   Capurso, Cristiano ^b   D'Introno, Alessia ^a   Colacicco, Anna M ^a   Seripa, Davide ^c   Pilotto, Alberto ^d   Vendemiale, Gianluigi ^b,d   Capurso, Antonio ^a   Solfrizzi, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c Casa Sollievo Dalla Sofferenza ^*  (Italy)

^d IRCSS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMENTIA; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LETTER; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 63849280769     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02211.x     Document Type: Letter

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